Data Materialization

On-the-fly Calculations: Pros and Cons
1. Abstract The term “on-the-fly calculation” refers to all the calculations executed directly at the layout level, meaning that the result is not physically stored in a Cube. This directly affects drill-down functionality and has advantages in terms of reducing the overall size. 2. Context During the development phase the…
Rule Consolidation
1. Abstract The rule is a key functionality that allows on-the-fly calculations between members of the same entity. The consolidation is a further step to physically store the result in the data model. This step is needed only in specific cases, usually when the calculated rows need to be reused as a source for following…

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